Priorities for SCHIP Reauthorization
SCHIP reauthorization is an important opportunity to make needed progress toward ensuring all of America’s children have health care coverage.
Colorado’s SCHIP program is called the Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+). Pursuant to recent state legislation, CHP+ covers children and pregnant women up to 205% of the federal poverty level. Colorado receives a 65 percent federal match. CHP+ enrolled an average 46,874 children per month and an average 1,135 pregnant women per month in fiscal year 2005-06. Current March 2007 estimates are 53,803 children and 1,355 prenatal women. Colorado has over 176,000 uninsured children. (2004-05 estimate.)
Released Aug. 2, 2007

